Vatican City - Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday on the 32nd anniversary of the election of John Paul II as many await news on the late Polish pope's possible sainthood.
There had been speculation in Poland earlier this year that Saturday's anniversary date could see the beatification of John Paul II - the first step towards formal canonisation as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
The procedure leading up to sainthood usually takes many years.
Benedict congratulated Komorowski ahead of the canonisation of Stanislaw Soltys, a 15th-century Polish priest who is due to be canonised at a ceremony on Sunday alongside five others including Australia's first saint.
“Tomorrow Poland will have a new saint,” Benedict told the president.
Komorowski is set to attend the ceremony on Sunday on the square in front of Saint Peter's basilica where around 50 000 faithful are also expected. -
Sapa-AFP